[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10204]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Replacement or Retrofit of the
East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco and
Alameda Counties, CA
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an
environmental impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway
project in Alameda and San Francisco Counties, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John R. Schultz, Chief, District Operations-North, Federal Highway
Administration, California Division, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 400,
Sacramento, California 95814-2724.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the California
Department of Transportation, will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) on a proposal to address seismic deficiencies in the
existing East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Interstate
80, by replacing or retrofitting the East Span from the bridge toll
plaza to Yerba Buena Island.
Within the limits of the study for this project, various
environmental resources and issues are known to exist and include but
are not limited to: seismicity, tidal floodplain, water quality,
wetlands, wildlife habitat, endangered species, navigation, historic
resources, archaeological resources, noise, land use planning, and
hazardous materials.
The EIS will address the impacts of retrofitting the existing
structure, constructing a new structure and removing the existing
structure.
Letters describing this proposed action and soliciting comments
will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and to
private organizations and individuals that have previously expressed,
or are known to have, an interest in this proposal. In addition, public
meetings will be held. Public Notice will be given of the exact time
and place of the meetings.
To ensure that the full range of issues and alternatives related to
this proposed action are addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested
parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the
EIS should be directed to FHWA at the address provided above. The views
of agencies having knowledge of or interest in the potential effects of
the proposal on the environmental resources listed above are solicited.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing
Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this program)
Issued on: April 10, 1997.
G.P. Wong,
Senior Transportation Engineer, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. 97-10204 Filed 4-18-97; 8:45 am]
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